Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 17.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17.1%
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
30.6%
in 2014
All-time low
17.0%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 17.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 30.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2002.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17.0% | — |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.0% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.2% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 17.1% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 17.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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